Year: 2016 Language: english Author: Judy Steiner-Williams Genre: Training courses Publisher: Linda.com Format: Other Quality: Unknown Description: https://www.lynda.com Plain English is writing that is clear and straightforward, targeted at the appropriate reading level, and free of jargon, wordiness, and clichés. It is also the standard for all business and government communication in the US. In this course, writing instructor Judy Steiner-Williams explains the characteristics of plain English and the importance of learning to write clearly, and introduces some online tools you can use to analyze your own writing. She outlines 11 rules to make your writing clear and plain, provides exercises to refine your skills, and offers suggestions for revising your work to ensure it is easily understood. If you can write in plain English, you can save time, save money, and save face in communications. Start watching to learn how to make your writing more "plain": stronger, clearer, and more concise. Topics include: - Explain how to make your writing clear, concise, and straightforward. - Recognize the average reading level for most audiences. - Identify commonly overused words. - Recognize how strong verbs can help avoid passive writing. - Explore the benefits of deleting extra words. - Define “weasel words.” Additional info: Format: mp4 Quality Video codec: H.264 Audio codec: AAC Video: AVC, 960x540, 16:9, 2300kbps, 30 fps Audio: AAC, 320kbps, 48kHz, stereo .
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Writing in Plain English
Language: english
Author: Judy Steiner-Williams
Genre: Training courses
Publisher: Linda.com
Format: Other
Quality: Unknown
Description: https://www.lynda.com
Plain English is writing that is clear and straightforward, targeted at the appropriate reading level, and free of jargon, wordiness, and clichés. It is also the standard for all business and government communication in the US. In this course, writing instructor Judy Steiner-Williams explains the characteristics of plain English and the importance of learning to write clearly, and introduces some online tools you can use to analyze your own writing. She outlines 11 rules to make your writing clear and plain, provides exercises to refine your skills, and offers suggestions for revising your work to ensure it is easily understood.
If you can write in plain English, you can save time, save money, and save face in communications.
Start watching to learn how to make your writing more "plain": stronger, clearer, and more concise.
Topics include:
- Explain how to make your writing clear, concise, and straightforward.
- Recognize the average reading level for most audiences.
- Identify commonly overused words.
- Recognize how strong verbs can help avoid passive writing.
- Explore the benefits of deleting extra words.
- Define “weasel words.”
Additional info: Format: mp4
Quality Video codec: H.264
Audio codec: AAC
Video: AVC, 960x540, 16:9, 2300kbps, 30 fps
Audio: AAC, 320kbps, 48kHz, stereo
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373555_00_01_WX30_welcome.mkv [1 MB]
373555_00_02_XR15_Whatyoushouldknow.mkv [2 MB]
373555_00_03_XR15_exercise_files.mkv [1 MB]
373555_01_01_XR15_what_it_is.mkv [2 MB]
373555_01_02_XR15_problems_created.mkv [2 MB]
373555_01_03_XR15_government.mkv [3 MB]
373555_02_01_XR15_read_aloud.mkv [4 MB]
373555_02_02_XR15_test_indices.mkv [3 MB]
373555_03_01_XR15_generalwordiness.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_02_XR15_simplifysentence.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_03_XR15_camo_verbs.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_04_XR15_fillers.mkv [3 MB]
373555_03_05_XR15_multisyllabled.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_06_XR15_corporatejargon.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_07_XR15_technobabble.mkv [1 MB]
373555_03_08_XR15_weaselwords.mkv [3 MB]
373555_03_09_XR15_googleygook.mkv [1 MB]
373555_03_10_XR15_voice.mkv [2 MB]
373555_03_11_XR15_easy.mkv [2 MB]
373555_04_01_XR15_edit_revise.mkv [2 MB]
373555_04_02_XR15_structure.mkv [2 MB]
373555_04_03_XR15_conversational.mkv [2 MB]
373555_04_04_XR15_be_specific.mkv [2 MB]
373555_05_01_XR15_next_steps.mkv [2 MB]
WritinginPlainEnglish_Exercisefile.pdf [52 KB]
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